Clinical implications of the red color sign on esophageal varices

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 433-435

  Toyonaga, A ^a   Oho, K ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COLOR; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0034935825     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350170090     Document Type: Editorial

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